Retention of Microcystis aeruginosa and microcystin by salad lettuce (Lactuca sativa) after spray irrigation with water containing cyanobacteria

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Volumn 37, Issue 8, 1999, Pages 1181-1185

  Codd, Geoffrey A ^a   Metcalf, James S ^a   Beattie, Kenneth A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DUNDEE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CYANOGINOSIN;

CYANOBACTERIUM; FOOD CONTAMINATION; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; IMMUNOASSAY; LETTUCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHORT SURVEY; WATER CONTAMINATION;

CYANOBACTERIA; LACTUCA; LACTUCA SATIVA; MICROCYSTIS AERUGINOSA;

EID: 0032949659     PISSN: 00410101     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0041-0101(98)00244-X     Document Type: Article

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